[e-drug] CIPR website information

[Robert Fitter <r.fitter@iprcommission.org>]

E-drug: CIPR website information
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[Cross posted from Pharm-policy. Thanks. HH] 

The Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) has been set
up by the UK government to look into how national and
international intellectual property rules and practices might be
improved to take greater account of the needs and interests of poor
people and developing countries. 

I wonder if it would be possible for you to distribute this information
about our website (see attached document) to your email list
subscribers. I believe that our work and resources would be of
interest to them, and we would certainly benefit from their
reactions and views. We hope that the website will be a means for
the diverse constituency interested in IPR and development to
exchange views.

Thank you very much,

Robert Fitter
Research Officer
Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)
26 Dover Street
London W1S 4LY
Tel. 020 7763 7163
E-mail: r.fitter@iprcommission.org
Website: www.iprcommission.org


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The Commission on Intellectual Property Rights website is now 
fully operational at: www.iprcommission.org

The Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) is an
initiative of the UK Government, financed by the Department for
International Development (DFID). It is looking at how national and
international intellectual property rules and practices might be
improved to take greater account of the needs and interests of poor
people and developing countries. The idea of creating the CIPR
originated in the UK Government's White Paper on International
Development "Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation
Work for the Poor" published in December 2000. 

The aim is for the Commission to report by March 2002. We hope
the website will be a means of communication with the far-flung
and diverse constituency interested in this subject, and a way for
the Commission and this community to exchange views. Amongst
other things, on the site you will find details of past and
forthcoming commission events and summaries of studies being
undertaken. In particular we hope to run a series of moderated
on-line debates in a couple of months' time. But we would also
value your comments on any issues relating to intellectual property
rights and development at any time. These can be submitted at
http://www.iprcommission.org/submit.asp, and published
submissions can be viewed at
www.iprcommission.org/submissions.asp

If you submit views we ask you to register (only very basic
information is required). On registering you will also be asked if you
want to join any of the e-mail lists so that we can keep you
informed at irregular intervals about Commission activities in your
area of interest. Although you do not need to register to view any
part of the site, we would encourage you to do so, as we will then
know who is interested in our work. You can register at
http://www.iprcommission.org/register.asp

This is a one off mailshot, and you will not receive further
correspondence from us unless you specifically request it. If you
wish to communicate directly with us, rather than through our
website, the e-mail address is:
ipr@iprcommission.org

Please forward this e-mail to others on your networks, who may not
have received it directly. Apologies if you receive this more than
once.

Regards

CIPR SECRETARIAT


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